Taberner looking to land back to back Pall Mall success with Aero Pepinillo
Following the success of Aero Sacundai in last year’s Pall Mall, Richie Taberner heads back to Oxford for this year’s renewal with Aero Pepinillo, who won at Oxford on his UK debut last Saturday
Taberner looking to land back to back Pall Mall’s with Aero Pepinillo
Following the success of Aero Sacundai in last year’s Pall Mall, Richie Taberner heads back to Oxford for this year’s renewal with Aero Pepinillo, who won at Oxford on his UK debut last Saturday
2024 was a good year for Richie Taberner’s Aero Sacundai. Having reached the final of the Ladbrokes Winter Derby at Monmore when beaten by Churchfield Syd, he then went on to taste success in the Hope Jeal Sprint Trophy Final at Towcester on Derby Final night. The 5/4F set a new track record for the 270m distance when recording a five and a half length victory in 15.35, a time that still stands today.
He then carried that form over to the Pall Mall at Oxford and having been sent off as 5/4F, he overcame some crowding at the first bend to hit the front and went on to score by two and a half lengths in 26.52
Tomorrow sees the start of this year’s renewal and Taberner will be hopeful that history can repeat itself as he sends Aero Pepinillo as his sole representative on the back of a winning UK debut at the track last week. Sent off a well backed 8/15F, he had to work hard to land the victory and had to brave at the first bend but got the job done, and Taberner will be hopeful of more to come from his charge, who is a best priced 25/1 with StarSports, Skybet and Paddy Power to repeat last year’s heroics.
Speaking this morning, Taberner said: “We never actually had any intention of even entering him in the Pall Mall! We actually bought him with the intention of going six bends, he won over the 686 at Shelbourne and though he would be a nice six bend dog over here”
“We had to get him his qualification trials, so we gave him one at Romford as we were down that way anyway, and then we were going to Oxford so we put him on the van to get his final trial out the way. He ended up doing 28.56 which was only half a length slower than Aero Sacundai’s winning time last year, so we had no choice but to enter him at that point!”
“He lacks a yard of early, so more than likely he’s going to get involved in traffic and could find himself seven or eight lengths behind going down to the third bend but he’s the sort of dog that could keep on qualifying in third place. He’s a bit like a Chelms Bear sort of dog. If you put him in a two dog trial, then he could probably go as well as anything, but with five other dogs round him it’s a different matter”
“He’s a brave dog though, he had to muscle his way past a couple of dogs at the third bend on his debut last week and he’s quite a clever dog as well. In both of his trials he’s been led early and dropped himself back but then just showed devasting pace and if there’s a gap there, he will go for it on the inside or outside”
